Constituency
81. Kothamangalam
Community mirrorKerala Assembly Election, 1977
KL-KOTHAMANGALAM
KEC 50.8%won by 4.6%KCP 46.3%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Kerala Congress (KEC), which now leads by 4.6%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1970 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- KEC vote shareKEC went from 0.0% to 50.8% of the vote here (+50.8%).
- New challengerKCP (KCP) finished second with 46.3% — it did not contest here in 1970.
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 97.1% of the vote between them, up from 75.2% — a tighter two-way contest.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
67,920
Margin
3,091
4.55%
Candidates
6 contested · winner KEC- 1M. V. MANIKerala Congress · KEC34,52350.8%
- 2M. E. KURIAKOSEKCP · KCP31,43246.3%
- 3M. C. THANKAPPANIndependent · IND1,4912.2%
- 4JOHN MATHAIIndependent · IND3200.5%
- 5VARGHESE CHERIYAIndependent · IND770.1%
- 6P. R. RAMAKRISHNAN NAIRIndependent · IND770.1%
Since 1970
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1970 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- IND
- Winner now
- KECflipped
- KEC–KCP swing
- +4.6%
- KEC share
- 0.0% → 50.8%
- KCP share
- 0.0% → 46.3%
- Turnout
- — → —